The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-15

element prevailed. I had the young Gus
Thomas reporter under arrest for criml.
nal libel In lees than two hours after the
Tines had appeared on the streets, and
pamphlets denying his statement scattered
over the city, thus destroying the satanic
plot brought about by such foul means 10
break the ranks OF the new voters. II
woman suffrage means anything 1t Is that
the usual methods Of campaign ISLANDERS
ehall be done away with, and q few Sian.
ders brought to grief will enforce the les.
son, and this the Kansas women are de-.
termined to do. JlQ3E II '97FT EGHH
All conspired to bring every element to
the polls the next morning. On one side
were arrayed the great mass the
churches, citizens In favor OF law and
order, the organized workmen and their
wives; on the other side were the whisky
men on masse, q formidable host, the
floating population, a small percentage OF
respectable people, all OF whom has some
financial interests to subaerve In keeping
the old administration In power, and
brothel.keepers. who had been promised
that the old system Of dealing with them
should be continued. "A
THERE WE'RE NO NEUTRAL ELEMENTS.
Everybody, both Sexes. worked with a
will. Groups Of Law and Order women
assembled In the churches and reading
rooms, where committees gave them prop.
or tickets, and carriages conveyed them to
the polls. After voting, many remained
at tho polls to use their persuasive pow.
! ers.l TalIa + i.l1iN -fq5 is
The women opposed to law and order
had no headquarters and we're not strong
enough to assemble, but they worked with
an energy worthy Of better cause. The
utmoat decorum prevailed and good ma
ture reigned supreme. rS'.E:f =
80 lar as am able to acan the influence
and results OF woman suffrage, In this
trying position, whore good and bad used
all possible influence, I conclude that 10
many women will vote 40 men where the
ieaues are moral rather than financial,
Women belonging to churcheu, philan.
thropic women, practical, domestic wives
and careful mothers form tho majority
vote Tor law and order. ;7' -2E'1 n
Women whose husbands are dealers in
intoxicants, and those having husbands
inteleated in the jobs and rings OF the ad-
ministration, N5h - GII1
ARE STIRRING CAMpAIGNHRs
In their own supposed interests, regard.
less Of public welfare or good morals,
The lew keepers and inmates OF broth
els voted, but went Immediately from the
polls. "a tif. t,tss : ) I : =
The colored women were the most zeal
ous canvaasers, were the most determined
workers on election day for law and order,
and were most outspoken against those
men OF their race who sold their yotes or
worked Tor other than temperance and the
Republican ticket. HI I'M
aH WILL THEY BUY AND SELL?
Yes, in a few instances only, There
were those who corrupted and were cor
rupted, and those that intimidated and
were intimidated, but this was done BY
house to house calling by women, as a
general thing calling themselves the
upper stratum" Of society, their chief
occupation being poodle-petting, progress.
i've euchre playing and growing at "inetH.
Gent servants" TheBo women used their
pernicious influence usually upon yery
poor and dependent women who feared TO
offend them. *; .
|, The result, officially counted out, in
Lesvenworth, where the good and bad
elements OF society were brought to the
surface, was fully two-thirds for temper
ance, law, order, and men OF the cleanest
records. The last election put the Demo.
cratic Mayor in power, as we'll as the large
majority Of his council by 100 majority.
The present returns, which are at this
writing considered fraudulent, return The
came Mayor by bare 1G msjority with
council for law and order. Thus by wo-
mans first attempt at city politics the
Democratic stronghold OF Kansas, with its
whisky alliance, has iis majority wiped
out, and Democracy must cross the river
on this question as it did in the days Of
slavery. f4,Jv ..'7
NOT A DEMOCRATIC MAYOR
IS lett in Kansas, women Of Topeka, Fort
Scott, and other cities having done the
same good service for the Republicans of
kansas. Municipal corruption ia one Of
the great questions Of American politics,
the tramp and saloon vote bolsteriny De.
mocracy to the detriment OF good morals
and good government. Kansas women
have proven, by their conduct in the
present contest, that the home vote is all
powerful to overcome both these Demo-
cratic influences. The party that lives in
a republic must legislate in the moral in
terests Of tho people. .s5i-,,l. u 5j
The Republican party in Kansas has
acted wisely, as the test shows, in eniran-
chising her women. So let us reasonably
conclude that, as human nature is about
the same the States over, the Republican
party has nothing 10 lose and ali to gain
by advocating and bringing about the en-
reimbursement of the women as it did the
negro. Negro suffrage was political nc.
eessity to save the Republican party.
Woman suffrage is no less q moral neces-
sity for the perpetuity Of good govern
ment. Kansas is worthy leader to fol-
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